1970 World Snooker Championship

1970 World Snooker Championship

Tournament information
Dates	15 October 1969 – 11 April 1970 (1969-10-15 – 1970-04-11)
Final venue	Victoria Hall
Final city	London
Country	England
Organisation	Billiards Association and Control Council
Total prize fund	Unknown
Winner's share	£1,225
Highest break	Ray Reardon (WAL) (118)
Final
Champion	Ray Reardon (WAL)
Runner-up	John Pulman (ENG)
Score	37–33
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The 1970 World Snooker Championship was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 15 October 1969 to 11 April 1970, as an edition of the World Snooker Championship. The final was held at Victoria Hall in London from 6 to 11 April 1970. The championship was sponsored by Player's No.6 for the second and last time.

There were nine participants in the tournament, one more than in the previous year. The defending champion was John Spencer, who had defeated Gary Owen 37–24 in the final of the 1969 World Snooker Championship. Spencer was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 1970 event with a 33–37 loss to Ray Reardon, who claimed the title with a 37–33 final victory over John Pulman. Reardon also made the highest break of the tournament, a 118, and received a total prize money of £1,225. He held the world title for only seven months, until the next championship in Australia which concluded in November 1970. Reardon eventually won a total of six world titles, the last of these in 1978.